Where does “kruidentuin” come from?

kruidentuin (Dutch) comes from Dutch tuin, from Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

kruidentuin (Dutch): herb garden

Definitions

  1. herb garden

Ancestry of “kruidentuin”, step by step

kruidentuin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tuin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuingarden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge
2Middle Dutchtuun—
3Old Dutchtūnfence
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Dutch kruid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruidherb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →
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